Working at Avaya in Highlands Ranch, CO: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Highlands Ranch, CO Area

"Heavily influenced by Key Performance Indicators which are, unfortunately, often not clearly associated with job functions outside management, and have often not been announced until well into the reporting period."

"I worked at Avaya for over 10 years. What was once a promising company was driven into the ground after the Leveraged Buyout by Silverlake. Everything is short term focused. Services that customers pay money for are being cut and eliminated without telling the customers, leaving the employees on the front lines to take the hit and get screamed at. The company is in a perpetual cycle of making money by laying off as many employees every quarter as necessary to make the balance sheet look good."

"I enjoyed the work, the company, and the people I worked with."

"The job was great. I had mastered the position and exceeded goals. I was laid off so the security was not as good as I had hoped."

What do you like about working at Avaya?

"I understood the direction of the company and was able to communicate the goals and the team's ability to help make those goals. I was able to get my team behind the strategy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Bring your A game. You need to maintain a professional image at all times. Do not discuss your personal life with people at work. It helps maintain the professional image."

What don't you like about working at Avaya?

"It was a very political environment, but I was able to deal with it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Utilize managers' comments on who to keep in a reduction of force situation. They could have gotten rid of some under-performers in other departments and kept some of the top performers they let go off of my team."